In-Car videos of an auto?
06-18-2005, 09:14 AM
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the only one I know of is the video of the C6 testing at Nurburgring
http://homepage.mac.com/bramwellt/TiVO_C6.mov
http://homepage.mac.com/bramwellt/TiVO_C6.mov
06-19-2005, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by RandyVettes
I have a few from my A4 C5 at Road America. What are you looking to see?
Overall, I'm not concerned with lap times but more concerned on whether it's too easy to upset the car as it shifts during a hard corner or high speed turn.
Any feedback from what to expect is appreciated!
06-19-2005, 08:50 AM
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I have done a few HPDE's a year for the last 4 years, always with an A4. I am generally in the fastest group and usually in the fastest 50% of cars in that group. I push the car hard. I love the A4 because I can worry about 1 less thing and concentrate that much more on my line, apex, braking, etc. My videos pretty much just show me passing a few cars but I can mail you a VHS if you want to send me an address. randyvettes@aol.com
06-19-2005, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by steveC5
Overall, I'm not concerned with lap times but more concerned on whether it's too easy to upset the car as it shifts during a hard corner or high speed turn.
When I DE my Auto I shift the car manually (usually only 2-3 or 3-2) so I stay in the car's powerband and so that I control the shift points. I've never had the car shift on its own in a hard corner or high speed turn. The only disadvantage w/ an auto (assuming 3.15 rear end) is we have one less underdrive gear to play with (if only it were a 5 speed auto). Remember that 5th and 6th on a 6 speed are both overdrives and are rarely used on a track unless there are some hellacious top speed straights...
I have an in-car video I edited (with some outside car footage also) that I put together for our school's car show last year that is on DVD. Shoot me a PM with your address and I'll send it to you. You can see me keeping up with two black 6 speed vettes, one is a ZO6 the other a supercharged C5 coupe. Although they are faster in the straights, with a little better feel for the course and better brakes I close quickly in the twisties and hold my own overall.
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